Modern Cloud Data Strategy Lead

Prominence Advisors

Data strategy leader partnering with cloud technical leadership for healthcare organizations. Overseeing data governance initiatives and facilitating stakeholder alignment for cloud data programs.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformInformatica

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead this dimension of the engagement for Prominence clients.
Partner directly with a Cloud Platform Leader who handles architectural and engineering workstreams, while you own everything related to people, process, operating model, and governance.
Design and stand up a modern cloud data governance program from the ground up — no template provided, no prior playbook to inherit
Define and operationalize data ownership, stewardship structures, and accountability frameworks across client organizations
Lead stakeholder alignment across clinical, operational, IT, legal, and executive leadership — translating technical realities into language that drives organizational decision-making
Develop policies, standards, and operating procedures for data access, quality, classification, lineage, and lifecycle management in a cloud environment
Establish a data governance council or equivalent governing body, including charter, cadence, roles, and escalation paths
Partner closely with the Cloud Platform Leader to ensure that technical design decisions have corresponding process and accountability structures
Lead change management strategy: assess organizational readiness, design adoption plans, and build the internal capability needed to sustain programs post-engagement
Advise on data literacy initiatives that close the gap between platform investment and actual usage
Define success metrics for governance maturity and track progress against them
Contribute to Prominence's internal methodology, codifying learnings from client engagements into repeatable frameworks for the practice

Requirements

What you’ll need

15+ years of progressive experience in data strategy, data governance, or enterprise information management — with at least five years in a senior leadership or principal consultant capacity
Demonstrated track record of establishing a data governance program at an organization where no formal program previously existed — you have done this, not just advised on it
Deep experience in healthcare IT, including familiarity with clinical and operational data domains, regulatory considerations (HIPAA, HITRUST, etc.), and the complexity of health system data ecosystems
Proven ability to operate without a defined playbook — comfortable with ambiguity, able to structure work from first principles, and confident setting direction in novel environments
Experience working alongside technical cloud platform teams, with the credibility to engage substantively on architecture decisions and the judgment to redirect technical scope when governance implications are overlooked
Strong executive presence and stakeholder influence skills — able to move C-suite conversations, align competing constituencies, and drive decisions that stick
Experience leading or embedding within consulting engagements, not just internal programs
Strongly Preferred
Familiarity with governance tooling relevant to healthcare data environments (Collibra, Informatica, Alation, or equivalent)
Exposure to cloud-native data platforms and their embedded governance tools — Snowflake, Databricks, Azure, AWS, GCP — at a conceptual and process level sufficient to govern them effectively
Experience with Epic's analytics ecosystem and the governance implications of self-service reporting environments
Familiarity with data mesh, data product, or federated governance models in large enterprise settings
Prior experience in a CDAIO, CDO, or VP of Data role at a health system or health-adjacent organization

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive Salaried and Hybrid Compensation Plans
Health Care Plan (Medical, HSAs, Dental & Vision)
Retirement Plan (401k)
Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
Dependent & Health Savings Accounts
Short Term & Long Term Disability
Paid Time Off (Vacation/Sick & Public Holidays)
Training & Development Fund
Work From Home
Charitable Giving to Causes You Believe In

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Hard Skills & Tools

data governancedata strategyenterprise information managementdata ownershipdata stewardshipdata quality managementdata lifecycle managementchange managementsuccess metrics definitionhealthcare IT

Soft Skills

stakeholder alignmentexecutive presenceinfluence skillsability to operate without a defined playbookcomfort with ambiguitystructuring work from first principlesdriving decisionsadvising on data literacyleading consulting engagementsbuilding internal capability